The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-08-13
NOTABLE EVENTS WE FIND RE-
CORDED Is THE PAPERS.
An Electric Girl-A Grand Meteor
The Book ACcnt-All for Fun
Found in the Garden.


herd i'll Montana foG $780, 600.
Az experiment some time since made
t. ascertain the extreme thinncss which
it WIS possible to obtain i'll rolled iron
showed, as u result, sheet of iron
about the substance of writing paper
in fact $50 sheets would be required to
constitute one inch of substance.
A CITIZEN of Troy took up small tree
from distant field and set it ont i'll his
yard. He afterwarl noticed a bird flut-
tering around the tree, and on eXamina-
ton lac discovered in the branches the
nest of lark. There were five eggs in
the nest, and the bird had followed him
home.
IT Is said to be n fact that after
couple of dogs had fought for little
time in Belfast, Me, the other day, a cat
that had been watching the combat, sud-
denly jumped between the dogs, and by
scratching and yelling vigorously sepa-
rated them and drove them away IL q
hurry.
A BOOK agent called upon the snperin-
tendent of Schools at Cleveland, o., and
not finding him rang a bell close ut hand.
1t proved To be fire alarm, at the sound
n which COO well trained pupils arose
AMI fled out of the building. The
gent quickly departed for " fresh
fields"
BEASER FALLS, Pa, has an electric
young woman who is 80 highly charged
with electricity that II hairpin which She
wore iii her head all day was magnitized
enough toiicld g. needles By Their points.
When the young womar's hair is stroked
IN the dark il emitS sparks, and to touch
her Is to receive n shock as from q mag
netic battery.
A WOMAN entered the smoking car on
an east-bound Wabash train at Roam,
Ind. the other day, and few minutes
after she sat down was enveloped in
flames, which were smothored with
great difficulty. She had seated herself
Oh lighted cigar stub, which had ig-
nited her dress and even the celluloid
hustle which she wore.
The Piegan Indians Of Montana have
made over 81, 900 this spring skinning
the carcasscs of cattle which persisted in
the snow. The Indians received IS
cents for every hide they brought i'll, and
they exhibited such industry that it be-
came necessary to watch the herds to
prevent them skinning every animal in
the territory, dead or alive.
Ed. PECK of Woodstock, GA, is noted
in those parts for his skill in doing jobs
that require delicacy and accuracy. Re
Gently lie mended the winding chain of
watch 10y drilling a hole so small that
the point OF Il needle served as a rivet.
So small was the amount of point used
that its absence could not he detected
by one sewing with the needle after
ward.
A Rockford, ILL.,, paper SAYS that years
ago old Squire Ephraim Summer, q pi-
oncer settler of Rockford County, once
swan across the the PecatOnica III cold
weather and walked i'll his wet clothing
four miles to marry young couple. All
the fee he got was so cents; and when
he kissed the bride and said "God bless
you, my children, he trudged back to the
Pacatonica with the well earned coin in
his pocket. and swan the stream again
to get home.
A FINE meteor was recently seen from
Kissimmee, Fla 1t was very large and
brilliant, and broke in two parts when
about two-thiris of it course was COM
pleted, one following the other, while
for Il considerable distance sparks few
out. 1t had faint tince of pink in the
head, with blue on the edge of the fore
most ball of fire. 1t resembled some
what the appearance of large rocket.
1t was evidently at great distance, as
no report WIS heard.
"AH, there" said the hotel clerk, "two
to one that every fifth man who comes
in the front door has n club foot. Did
4 1, Al.